OK, I'll check that out. I'm kind of skeptical, though, since there are SOOO many instances in the logs. I tell you what I did, though. A couple of days ago, before the first reported problem, I found and checked the option "Auto-deny possible hack attempts", hoping that this would fend off dictionary attacks on my server. Could this have caused the problem?
Dan Horne, CCNA Web Services Administrator TAIS Web Wilcox World Travel & Tours [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. SPAM-FREE 1.0(2476) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Winberg > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:50 PM > To: Dan Horne > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] invalid users > > Hello Dan, > > Thursday, February 12, 2004, 11:34:06 AM, you wrote: > > DH> I just opened a case with Ipswitch about this problem, but I thought > I'd > DH> share with the group in case anyone had seen this problem before. > > DH> I had a user complain about getting a "not local user, not a gateway" > error > DH> when trying to send to a Hotmail address. I verified that he was > AUTHing > DH> and had him test while I watched the logs with Wintail. I see that he > gets > DH> the following line in the logfile: > > DH> SMTPD (0B0600A0) [68.210.214.31] ERR mail.taisweb.net invalid user > DH> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > DH> Note that the final '>' is missing. A similar issue came up > yesterday. So > DH> I searched my log for today (at ~1:20PM) and came up with almost 6000 > DH> instances of this line and in EVERY CASE, there was no final '>'. > > DH> Does anyone know what could cause this? Does anyone have a solution > or an > DH> idea? > > DH> Dan Horne, CCNA > DH> Web Services Administrator > This happens when the client puts in the wrong email address somehow. > Check their address book for the offending address and fix it or > delete it and create it new. > > > > DH> Wilcox World Travel & Tours > DH> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > DH> ---------------------------------------------------- > DH> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > DH> This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of > the > DH> intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > DH> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution > is > DH> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the > sender > DH> by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > DH> SPAM-FREE 1.0(2476) > > > > > DH> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > DH> List Archive: > DH> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > DH> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > -- > Best regards, > Scott mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
